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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="35288" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/netapp-mccadm" lastchanged="2026-02-13T11:30:44+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>MetroCluster Administration</title><productcode>MCCADM</productcode><vendorcode>NA</vendorcode><vendorname>NetApp</vendorname><fullproductcode>NA-MCCADM</fullproductcode><version>1.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:
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&lt;li&gt;Define the Business Continuity solutions offered by NetApp.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review the ONTAP MetroCluster architectural principles.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the differences between MetroCluster FC and MetroCluster IP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Demonstrate the MetroCluster specific concepts and commands.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the MetroCluster Data Protection and Tiering mechanisms.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe resource provisioning on a MetroCluster system.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Define the MetroCluster Maintenance procedures.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe how to use NetApp tools for MetroCluster monitoring.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the MetroCluster FC to MetroCluster IP transition process.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;NCTSP, NCDA and NCIE-DP or equivalent ONTAP experience.&lt;/p&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;p&gt;Systems Administrators and Architects&lt;/p&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 1: Introduction to Metrocluster&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Business Continuity and Data Protection&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster history and evolution&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster types&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 2:MetroCluster IP architecture&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster IP architectures&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster IP components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster IP network configuration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 3:MetroCluster Data Access&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster connectivity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Protocol access in MetroCluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 4:Data Protection and Tiering&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Data Protection implementation with MetroCluster.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data Mobility and Tiering.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 5:Monitoring MetroCluster&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;MetroCluster specific logs and components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monitoring tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 6:MetroCluster Maintenance&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Maintenance procedures on MetroCluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Switch maintenance and upgrade.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ONTAP Mediator upgrade&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Module 7:Failover workflows&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Review the component failures in MetroCluster&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review the different disaster scenarios&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Appendix A:MetroCluster Transition&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Transition support from MCFC to MCIP&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Process workflow&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:



- Define the Business Continuity solutions offered by NetApp.
- Review the ONTAP MetroCluster architectural principles.
- Understand the differences between MetroCluster FC and MetroCluster IP
- Demonstrate the MetroCluster specific concepts and commands.
- Understand the MetroCluster Data Protection and Tiering mechanisms.
- Describe resource provisioning on a MetroCluster system.
- Define the MetroCluster Maintenance procedures.
- Describe how to use NetApp tools for MetroCluster monitoring.
- Understand the MetroCluster FC to MetroCluster IP transition process.</objective_plain><essentials_plain>NCTSP, NCDA and NCIE-DP or equivalent ONTAP experience.</essentials_plain><audience_plain>Systems Administrators and Architects</audience_plain><outline_plain>Module 1: Introduction to Metrocluster



- Business Continuity and Data Protection
- MetroCluster history and evolution
- MetroCluster types
Module 2:MetroCluster IP architecture



- MetroCluster IP architectures
- MetroCluster IP components
- MetroCluster IP network configuration
Module 3:MetroCluster Data Access



- MetroCluster connectivity
- Protocol access in MetroCluster
Module 4:Data Protection and Tiering



- Data Protection implementation with MetroCluster.
- Data Mobility and Tiering.
Module 5:Monitoring MetroCluster



- MetroCluster specific logs and components
- Monitoring tools
Module 6:MetroCluster Maintenance



- Maintenance procedures on MetroCluster
- Switch maintenance and upgrade.
- ONTAP Mediator upgrade
Module 7:Failover workflows



- Review the component failures in MetroCluster
- Review the different disaster scenarios
Appendix A:MetroCluster Transition



- Transition support from MCFC to MCIP
- Process workflow</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="2">2 days</duration><pricelist><price country="GB" currency="GBP">1735.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">1980.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">1800.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">1900.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">1950.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="GB" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="NL" vendorcurrency="NTU" vendorcurrencyname="NetApp Training Units">24.00</milesvalue></miles></course>